When Wu Sangui came to Huang Daozhou's house, he saw that in addition to Huang Daozhou, there were several other people with white faces, and when he looked closely, they were several overseers in the cavalry battalion, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute them one by one. A few years ago, the Apocalypse demanded that there must be a supervising army for more than 1,000 households, and that there should be more in the field army, preferably one for every 100 people, believing that in this way it would be necessary to control the army and prevent the imperial army from becoming the general's family. Wu Xiang's 7,000 cavalry belonged to Yuan Chonghuan's defensive troops, so there were only a few prison guards inside, and these prison troops had opinions about Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui first visited Huang Daozhou, and then asked Huang Daozhou what was the matter, Huang Daozhou said: "Zhang and Xie said that you violated the military order when you were in Liaoyang, and after you came back, you did not explain and did not report, which is not in line with the system, Wu Qianhu can have anything to explain to this official?" ”

Wu Sangui said: "The last general still doesn't know what the specific situation is, can Lord Huang let me ask them first?" ”

Seeing Huang Daozhou nodding, Wu Sangui smiled and said to several prison guards: "Ah, it turned out to be Brother Zhang and Brother Xie, I am young and ignorant, please be more involved, as soon as I come in, I will know that I am wrong, really!" But can you please tell me what I did wrong, so I can correct it. After speaking, he clasped his fists and greeted the two prison guards.

Huang Daozhou saw that Wu Sangui first admitted his mistake, and then said that he didn't know where the mistake was, he couldn't help but feel a little funny, no matter what, this attitude was still good, so he said: "It's not about you now, sit down and talk slowly." ”

Zhang and Xie were originally in the Ningyuan Yamen to help the book and half, Yuan Chonghuan set up a cavalry unit and sent them to be the supervisor, he didn't want to do much but was secretly instigated by Yuan Chonghuan, and he couldn't get angry that Wu Sangui didn't respect himself, so he ran to Huang Daozhou to complain.

After Wu Sangui sat down, Zhang Jianjun said: "Before this time the troops were dispatched, there was a clear order prohibiting the random killing of the people of Liaodong, how could Wu Qianhu kill people at will in Liaoyang?" Could it be that Wu Qianhu didn't see or hear the military order before he set off? ”

Wu Sangui said: "Ah, Brother Zhang misunderstood, since I led the troops to battle, how could I not understand the military order?" Not only did I clearly see that it was not allowed to kill the people of Liaodong at will, but I also saw clearly that the people could not kill people indiscriminately, but they could defend themselves. I didn't want to kill people in Liaoyang City, but those people came to attack me without their lives, and there were all kinds of wooden sticks and kitchen knives, so I had to order the soldiers to defend themselves, and I couldn't stand there and fight back, right? There is a difference between killing and self-defense, killing is chasing and slashing, self-defense is standing still, whoever hits me, I cut whom, did Brother Zhang see me and let the soldiers chase and cut whom? ”

Zhang Jianjun hid behind several soldiers that day, and he didn't see what was going on clearly, and many details were reported to him by his subordinates. He thought for a moment and asked, "The soldiers in the army are all wearing armor and holding steel knives, how can ordinary people attack you with wooden sticks and kitchen knives?" Is there something hidden? ”

Wu Sangui said: "I saw that there were a few tall and beautiful houses, and I thought that there must be money in them, so I ordered the soldiers to go in and grab the money and come out, so those people came over and fought hard, and my people only fought back in self-defense. ”

Hearing Wu Sangui say this, Xie Jianjun next to him shook his head and smiled, he said: "So Wu Qianhu also set up troops to rob the people? ”

Wu Sangui said: "Robbing is robbing, but not robbing ordinary people, at the beginning it has been said that we are going to rob whoever is beautiful and tall, the Han people in Liaodong are oppressed by the Jurchens, and it is impossible for them to afford to live in such a tall and beautiful house, and I have no psychological burden to rob the Jurchens." Even if the person who lives in that kind of house is a Han Chinese, he is a second Tartar who is desperate to work for the Jurchens, and this kind of person should be cut into pieces if he dies, what is it to rob them of something? ”

Zhang Jianjun nodded and said, "Even if you kill someone...... Oh no, it makes sense to defend yourself, and it makes sense to steal people's things, so what's the matter with you finally ordering people to set fire to multiple houses? The fire will spread to the whole city relentlessly, you can't say that the fire you light will recognize people and only burn the Jurchens, right? ”

Wu Sangui said: "Brother Zhang, we began to say so many things about not killing the people, which means that after completing the combat mission, we will not kill innocents indiscriminately, and in order to complete the mission, we can even not cherish the lives of our own soldiers. What was our last mission? It was not to capture Shenyang or Liaoyang, let alone to go to Liaoyang City to offer love and do good deeds, but to attract Amin's troops in Jinzhou through battle. It is difficult to say whether the soldiers who had been beaten and fled by us in Liaoyang could inform Amin in time, in case they were eaten by wild beasts in the middle of their run. Didn't Amin know that we weren't busy in vain? ”

Zhang Jianjun said: "According to Wu Qianhu's meaning, you can let Amin know by lighting a fire?" Liaoyang is at least five or six hundred miles away from Jinzhou, right? Does Amin have clairvoyance or tailwind ears? ”

Wu Sangui said: "As soon as we set fire to Liaoyang, it must be bigger than the movement of not setting fire, and the people next to us will know what is going on as soon as they ask, and a spread of ten or ten can speed up the transmission of news, even if it is as fast as the soldiers who run away to report the news, it can also increase the credibility of the news, right?" ”

Huang Daozhou saw that what Wu Sangui said was reasonable, and that Yuan Chonghuan was born again, and he saw that Zhang and Xie no longer asked, so he coughed and said: "Since Wu Qianhu has explained it very clearly, there is no need to dwell on it, just as Wu Qianhu began to say that in order to complete the task, you can do without the lives of your own soldiers, and what do you care about others?" I just want to ask Wu Qianhu two words, one is where is the property you robbed? Second, why didn't you explain to the prison guards when you came back? ”

Huang Daozhou's two sentences directly hit Wu Sangui's vital point, where did he go after snatching things? Take it out and see if you are only robbing the Jurchens, at that time, because of the time constraints, you can not explain, but according to the rules, you should give an explanation when you come back, but you don't.

Wu Sangui thought for a while and said: "After coming out of Liaoyang, I was busy and didn't take care of it, and after I arrived at Xipingbao, I arranged for someone to dig the Shuangtaizi River, and after returning to Jinzhou, I went to Yizhou not long ago, and I only came back yesterday." I could have taken the time to explain it halfway, but I did forget to ask Lord Huang and the two eldest brothers, Zhang and Xie, for forgiveness. I scattered some of the looted things on the spot and gave them to the surrounding people, thinking that the fire might burn down their houses, and let them get some benefits is a bit of compensation, and I have given the rest to my brothers, and I don't believe you to search for anything. After speaking, he opened his hands and made a casual search.

Everyone present could be sure that Wu Sangui was lying when he said that he had stolen some of the things he had stolen and gave them to the local people, and he could also be sure that it was true that he had given some to his subordinates. Huang Daozhou didn't care about anything else, he was only more concerned about Wu Sangui's scattering of things, he looked at Wu Sangui and said: "I don't care if you are true or false, just tell me why you want to scatter the stolen money to the local people?" Don't you think that's a bit silly? ”

God knows that Wu Sangui did sprinkle his wealth, but he didn't really want to sprinkle it, and the things he snatched were all bits and pieces, and he couldn't fit them, only throwing some of the big worthless ones, and he did deliberately sprinkle them around the poor people. Seeing Huang Daozhou's question, he replied: "Robbing the rich and helping the poor, I heard that the book said that it was said in the Water Margin." ”

Huang Daozhou nodded and said: "If you don't follow the system, you will be punished, and you will be rewarded for robbing the rich and helping the poor in Liaoyang. But I want to remind you that this is not the kind of thing that can be done in the future, otherwise it will be two mistakes and two penalties, do you hear clearly? ”

Wu Sangui said: "I heard clearly. ”

Huang Daozhou said: "That's it, you can go, Wu Qianhu will talk less and do less things that shouldn't be done in the future, don't delay your future because of a little detail." After speaking, he ordered the guards to invite Yuan Chonghuan and Ni Yuanlu to come to him.

After Jinzhou was stabilized, even if Chen Qiyu and Zhang Xiangan completed their tasks, the two had already returned to Beijing half a month ago, and now there are not many civil officials in Jinzhou City who can discuss major matters, and Huang Daozhou asked Yuan Chonghuan and Ni Yuanlu to come over because he had something to say.

After Ni and Yuan came, Huang Daozhou first ordered tea and then said: "Do you know why many people in Liaodong don't want to go back to Daming? ”

When it comes to the military deployment of the two sides in the war, it has a lot to do with the strength of the troops, but when it comes to long-term combat, it is necessary to take into account the factors of the local people. But now many of the people in Liaodong have not been biased towards the side of the Ming army, and some have even been robbed, but many of them are embarrassed when they go back, which is a bit strange.

Seeing Huang Daozhou ask Yuan Chonghuan like this, he said: "In the past, because of the high rent of the landlords who paid heavy taxes in the Ming Dynasty, it was better to live in Liaodong when they returned to the mainland. ”

Ni Yuanlu also nodded and said: "The common people think more about their own family's life, what kind of national hatred and family hatred only a few people will often mention, and the eyes of ordinary people are only as long as mice, this is no way." ”

Huang Daozhou smiled slightly and said: "At the beginning, Wu Sangui said one thing, I think there is a door, if we send some small troops to Liaodong at any time, and seize the rich Jurchens every time we surround each place, and take out the gold and silver from his family to share with the others, what do you say?" ”

Ni Yuanlu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said loudly: "I understand, the common people are greedy for immediate interests, and they will definitely ask for their money, which is equivalent to causing him a disaster." If the money allocated to them is robbed after our people leave in the end, the common people will definitely increase their dissatisfaction with the Jurchens, and over time, people's hearts will slowly turn towards us. Don't say that this Wu Sangui is really a bit blessed, back then, he suggested a special cannon from where I did, and as a result, he made that long-range cannon, and last time he gave the Jurchens a few blows across the river, which was really relieving. ”

Yuan Chonghuan was not as excited as Ni Yuanlu, he thought about it and just said coldly: "It's better to slaughter all the Jurchens who are caught, and let the local people do it themselves, whoever is brave will share more money, so that their hands will be stained with blood, so that even if we don't want many people, we will have to follow us back." ”

Huang Daozhou took a deep breath, nodded and said, "It seems that Lord Yuan also likes to listen to the Water Margin and knows the allusions to the name." ”